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A down-home diner serving vegetarian food for the masses
In Harvard Square, sub-Passim, reside the health-nut pizzacrats at Veggie Planet. But take a kick down Mass Ave into Central and you'll find a chromed throwback joint sporting a similar moniker: Veggie Galaxy.

Painting the palate in Harvard Square Inside the cramped quarters of Otto, you'll find a jovial crew who seem to be enjoying the hell out of making pizza. The flaky-crusted pies rest on raised, outward-facing shelves behind the counter, displayed like portraits.

Harry Potter fans are fighting the forces of evil. No, for real. Andrew Slack is the co-founder and executive director of the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA), a globe-spanning nonprofit that draws parallels between the Potter books and real-world problems to get young people engaged in social justice.

Too Many Cooks Dept. It was the ill-informed e-mail heard 'round the world: "But honestly Monica, the Web is considered 'public domain' and you should be happy we just didn't 'lift' your whole article and put someone else's name on it!"

These trucks lead the trend when it comes to vegetarian fare on the go Thanks to a recent surge in trendiness, Boston has found itself full of food trucks peddling everything from hot dogs to shashleek skewers, ice cream to organic chocolate.

Joseph Mattson's wild ride Joseph Mattson's second Los Angeles–spawned novel is at least up front about where it's headed: "Here I was, doing ninety on the Santa Monica Freeway with a quart of whiskey shoved into my crotch and my dead neighbor in the trunk."